Precalculus: Mathematics for Calculus, 7th Edition

Published by Brooks Cole
ISBN 10: 1305071751
ISBN 13: 978-1-30507-175-9

Chapter 7 - Review - Test - Page 580: 18

Answer

$0.58$, $2.56$, $3.72$, $5.70$

Work Step by Step

$5\cos 2\theta=2$ $\cos 2\theta=\frac{2}{5}$ $2\theta=\dots$, $-1.16$, $1.16$, $5.12$, $7.44$, $11.41$, $13.73$, $\dots$ $\theta=\dots$, $-0.58$, $0.58$, $2.56$, $3.72$, $5.70$, $6.86$, $\dots$ Since we only want solutions in $[0, 2\pi)$, our answers are $0.58$, $2.56$, $3.72$, and $5.70$.
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